Benjamin Franklin

People are best convinced by things they themselves discover.

Benjamin Franklin

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Benjamin Franklin

Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently, and for the same reasons.

Benjamin Franklin

Presumption first blinds a man, then sets him a running.

Benjamin Franklin

Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.

Benjamin Franklin

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor but the highest form of flattery.

Benjamin Franklin

So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

Benjamin Franklin

Spare when young, and spend when old.

Benjamin Franklin

Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.

Benjamin Franklin

Teach your child to hold his tongue; he’ll learn fast enough to speak.

Benjamin Franklin